Aralia hispida Vent.
Detail
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Botanical Name
- Aralia hispida Vent.
- Common Name
- Bristly Sarsaparilla
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Aralia hispida Vent.
- Comments
- Habitat
- Cliffs, rocky woodlands, and high-elevation clearings, primarily associated with acidic rocks, especially sandstone, quartzite, and granites. The persistence of this species appears to be strongly dependent on fire or other disturbances; relatively large populations have been known to disappear during long periods without disturbance, only to reappear following a fire. Rare in the n. mountains, south to Augusta County.
- Native Status
- Native
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